2018 MMA fight – Ricardo Lamas vs Mirsad Bektic – fight Video UFC 225

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-09, some good exchanges between Ricardo Lamas and Mirsad Bektic but it is not enough to get three stars, it gets two.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ricardo Lamas entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-6-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). He fought twice last year beating Jason Knight (Lamas vs Knight) and losing to Josh Emmett (Ricardo Lamas vs Josh Emmett).
His opponent, Mirsad Bektic, has an official record of 12-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Darren Elkins in 2017 (Darren Elkins vs Mirsad Bektic), after this bout he came back to win with Godofredo Pepey in 2018. Lamas vs Bektic is on the undercard of Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero 2 – UFC 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Joseph Benavidez vs Sergio Pettis – fight Video UFC 225

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-09, fight not so exciting between Joseph Benavidez and Sergio Pettis: it gets two stars.

Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-4-0 (60% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 3, 2016 when he defeated Henry Cejudo (Joseph Benavidez vs Henry Cejudo). He suffered his last loss when he faced #1 Demetrious Johnson in their rematch in 2013 (Johnson vs Benavidez 2), since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating also Zach Makovsky in 2016 (Benavidez vs Makovsky).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Sergio Pettis, has a record of 16-3-0 (37% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year defeating John Moraga (Pettis vs Moraga) and Brandon Moreno (Pettis vs Moreno) but then he lost to Henry Cejudo (Henry Cejudo vs Sergio Pettis). Benavidez vs Pettis is on the undercard of Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero 2 – UFC 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Jake Ellenberger vs Ben Saunders – fight Video UFC FN 131

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-01, some good exchanges between Jake Ellenberger and Ben Saunders but it is not enough to get three stars, it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).

Jake Ellenberger entered this fight with a professional record of 31-13-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.42 welterweight in the world but he won just two out of his last nine fights: he beat Matt Brown in 2016 (Brown vs Ellenberger) and then he was defeated by Jorge Masvidal (Ellenberger vs Masvidal) and Mike Perry (Jake Ellenberger vs Mike Perry).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Ben Saunders, has a mma record of 21-9-2 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.81 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, with Alan Jouban in 2018 and Peter Sobotta in 2017 (Ben Saunders vs Peter Sobotta); before this bout he had beat Court McGee (Ben Saunders vs Court McGee). Ellenberger vs Saunders is on the undercard of Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes – UFC Fight Night 131. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Gregor Gillespie vs Vinc Pichel – fight Video UFC FN 131

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-01, good fight between Gregor Gillespie and Vinc Pichel: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The undefeated Gregor Gillespie entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 11-0-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.55 lightweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Andrew Holbrook, Jason Gonzalez and Jordan Rinaldi (Gregor Gillespie vs Jordan Rinaldi).
His opponent, Vinc Pichel, has an official record of 11-1-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.63 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Rustam Khabilov in 2012 (Rustam Khabilov vs Vinc Pichel), since then he has fought and won just four times beating Joaquim Silva in 2018. Gillespie vs Pichel is on the undercard of Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes – UFC Fight Night 131. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes – fight Video UFC FN 131

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-01, good finish between Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in karate Jimmie Rivera entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-1-0 (29% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He suffered his only loss at his second professional mma fight, against Jason McLean in 2008 (via split decision), since then he has collected 20 consecutive victories beating Iuri Alcantara (Alcantara vs Rivera), Urijah Faber (Faber vs Rivera) and Thomas Almeida in his last three (Jimmie Rivera vs Thomas Almeida).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes, has a record of 20-5-1 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year losing to Raphael Assuncao (Moraes vs Assuncao) but then he beat John Dodson (Dodson vs Moraes) and Aljamain Sterling (Aljamain Sterling vs Marlon Moraes). Rivera vs Moraes is the main event of UFC Fight Night 131. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Neil Magny vs Craig White full fight Video UFC FN 130

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-27, fight not particularly good between Neil Magny and Craig White: it gets two stars.

Neil Magny entered this fight with a record of 20-6-0 (45% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). He fought twice last year losing to Rafael dos Anjos (dos Anjos vs Magny) and beating Carlos Condit (Carlos Condit vs Neil Magny).
His opponent, Craig White, has a mma record of 14-7-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is at his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was defeated by Mike Shipman in 2016 but then he has won four bouts beating Matt Inman and Alex Montagnani in his last two. Magny vs White is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till – UFC Fight Night 130. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman – fight Video UFC FN 129

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, fight not so exciting between Demian Maia and Kamaru Usman: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-8-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley (Woodley vs Maia) and with Colby Covington (Demian Maia vs Colby Covington); before losing to Woodley he had beat Carlos Condit (Maia vs Condit).
His opponent, the Tuf tournament winner Kamaru Usman, has an official record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected eleven consecutive victories beating Sean Strickland (Usman vs Strickland), Sergio Moraes (Usman vs Moraes) and Emil Weber Meek in his last three (Kamaru Usman vs Emil Weber Meek). Maia vs Usman is the main event of UFC Fight Night 129. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Dominick Reyes vs Jared Cannonier full fight Video UFC FN 129 – 2018

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, some good exchanges between Dominick Reyes and Jared Cannonier but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The undefeated Dominick Reyes entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 8-0-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.38 light heavyweight in the world. He fought four times last year winning over Marcus Govan, Jordan Powell, Joachim Christensen and Jeremy Kimball.
His opponent, Jared Cannonier, has a record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.53 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Glover Teixeira (Glover Teixeira vs Jared Cannonier) and Jan Blachowicz; between these two fights he beat
Nick Roehrick. Reyes vs Cannonier is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman – UFC Fight Night 129. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – fight Video UFC 224

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, pretty good fight between Amanda Nunes and Raquel Pennington: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Ufc women’s Bw champion Amanda Nunes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-4-0 (87% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world. She suffered her last loss when she faced Cat Zingano in 2014 (Zingano vs Nunes), since then she has won six bouts beating Miesha Tate (Tate vs Nunes), Ronda Rousey (Nunes vs Rousey) and Valentina Shevchenko in his last three (Amanda Nunes vs Valentina Shevchenko 2).
Her opponent, Raquel Pennington, has an official record of 9-5-0 (44% finishing rate) but she is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 12, 2016 when she defeated Miesha Tate (Miesha Tate vs Raquel Pennington). She had lost to Holly Holm in 2015 (via split decision) but then she had won over Jessica Andrade, Bethe Correia and Elizabeth Phillips. Nunes vs Pennington, main event of Ufc 224, is valid for the Ufc Women’s bantamweight title (Nunes’ third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Bobby Cooper – fight Video UFC 224

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, good finish between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Cooper: it gets three stars.

The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, ADCC and no-gi BJJ world champion Mackenzie Dern entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 6-0-0 (50% submission victory rate – she has never won via ko/tko) and she is ranked as the No.21 women’s strawweight in the world. In her last three fights she has won over Mandy Polk, Kaline Medeiros and Ashley Yoder.
Her opponent, Amanda Bobby Cooper, has an official record of 3-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.44 in the same weight class. She fought twice last year losing to Cynthia Calvillo and beating Angela Magana. Dern vs Cooper is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – UFC 224. Watch the video and rate this fight!